ROMEO GIGLI MOIRÉ BUSTIER AND PLEATED TROUSERYear:Mid-eightiesPaid:Inherited from motherValue:$300Watson: “This is a high period for Gigli, and he’s very undervalued.”

MISSONI KNIT BAGYear: 2001Paid: $300Value:$150Watson: “It’s contemporary, it’s simple. Not much time went
into conceiving or manufacturing this bag.”

TODD OLDHAM “BARBED WIRE” SHOESYear:Spring 1998Paid:“On permanent loan”Value: $500Watson: “These should
be in a museum—in fact, they are in FIT. The iconic imagery and metaphor is fantastic.”

PUCCI HANDBAGYear: Late sixtiesPaid:$30Value: $400Watson: “This price is proven at auction.
The demand for sixties Pucci is not stopping.”

CHANEL RESIN CROSSYear: UnknownPaid:$50Value: $200Watson: “This looks
like junk—there’s no heft to it. I can’t tell if it’s
real Chanel; the value assumes that it is.”

GO-GO BOOTS Year: Mid-sixtiesPaid: GiftValue: $200Watson: “It’s a timely style, and it’s very rare to find these in good condition. These are like Biba!”

TAN SUEDE MAXI COATYear: Early seventiesPaid: $40Value: $300Watson: “The fabric is suede, and it’s in good condition, so there’s an inherent quality. And
it’s classic maxi. That sixties style is about to come back.”

PACO RABANNE LEATHER SHEATHYear: 2000Paid: UnknownValue: $300Watson: “It’s not the sixties Paco that shattered fashion. This is part of the rebranding.”

TORY BURCH TUNIC AND HIPSTER FLAIRSYear: Fall 2005Paid: $400Value: $200Watson: “A collector’s market hasn’t developed yet for Tory. But a lot of people who collect vintage and couture enjoy what she does.”